Estádio da Luz
| Catedral Inferno da Luz |
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| Full name | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
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| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 38°45′10″N 9°11′05″W / 38.752678°N 9.184681°W |
| Public transit | Colégio Militar / Luz Lisbon Metro Blue Line |
| Owner | S.L. Benfica S.A.D. |
| Operator | S.L. Benfica |
| Executive suites | 156 |
| Capacity | 64,642 (originally 65,647) |
| Record attendance | 65,400 (opening match) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 25 October 2003 |
| Construction cost | €118.7 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) |
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Benfica (2003–present) Benfica B (2003–2006, 2012–2013) UEFA Euro 2004/Final 2014 UEFA Champions League Final Portugal national football team |
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The Estádio da Luz (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ˈʃtaðju ðɐ ˈluʃ]), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club (and owner) S.L. Benfica.
Opened on 25 October 2003 with an exhibition match between Benfica and Uruguayan club Nacional, it replaced the original Estádio da Luz which had 120,000 seats. The seating capacity was decreased to 65,647, and is currently set at 64,642. It was designed by HOK Sport Venue Event and had a construction cost of €118.7 million.
A UEFA category four stadium and one of the biggest stadiums by capacity in Europe, it hosted several matches of UEFA Euro 2004, including the final, and hosted the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final. In October 2014, it was elected as the most beautiful stadium of Europe, in an online poll by French newspaper L'Équipe.
The previous stadium, which was also officially named "Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica", was named in honour of the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Church of Our Lady of the Light), and the people of Lisbon used to call it a Luz ("the Light"), so the common name for the stadium became "Estádio da Luz", which is commonly translated to English as "Stadium of Light", although inaccurately, as Luz refers not to "light" but to the original address of the stadium: Estrada da Luz. The stadium is also referred to as a Catedral (the Cathedral) or o Inferno da Luz.
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